Shostakovich and the string quartet

City Lit

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In London

£ 189 VAT inc.

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Description

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The course aims to provide students with a greater understanding and appreciation of the string quartets by Shostakovich.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

- Identify the key stages in Shostakovich’s life
- Identify the formal, harmonic and melodic characteristics of certain key string quartets by Shostakovich
- Recognise the value of the string quartet in Shostakovich’s output.

Please bring a notebook and pen.
You may wish to buy some of the music or books recommended in class.

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Course programme

The course will focus on certain key string quartets by Shostakovich, placing them in their appropriate context, historically and musically, and analysing them in terms of their formal, melodic and harmonic content.

Tutor presentation and explanation, including handouts Guided listening and watching of audio and audio-visual examples Class discussion and debate Listening and reading outside class is encouraged and once enrolled futher online resources will be available.

Additional information

To find out more about music appreciation classes and to read some of our recommendations, please see the blog post Music history and appreciation: the 2018/19 programme which lists our full programme of classes listed by term, and by day of the week. You may then click on each title to read the full course outline. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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Shostakovich and the string quartet

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